Weekly Release Roundup: Monday 20th Jan 2025 – Friday 24th Jan 2025
From alternative metal and rock, to punk, pop rock, and extreme metal, to groove, experimental rock, atmospheric and melancholic metal, it’s a big week for releases and we’ve got a list for you to check out.
Vukovi – My God Has Got a Gun (SharpTone Records)
Outstanding stuff from Vukovi, My God Has Got a Gun is a daring release that they have approached with such confidence.
Check out the full review here.
Knogjärn – Bly (Indie Recordings)
There is such a wide mix of music on Bly, that on the face of it, you could be forgiven for worrying that it won’t flow but it actually does, really well. It keeps things fresh, keeps it exciting and when you chuck in the superbly talented vocalist, you end up with a really strong album that should have mass appeal.
Check out the full review here.
State Of You – On A Knife’s Edge (Silent Cult)
An EP that showcase the things that makes State of You such an exciting listen, their ability to be so anthemic even when going wild.
Check out the full review here.
ALT BLK ERA – Rave Immortal (Earache Records)
It’s an honest and emotional album, a true reflection of the sisters’ journey to this point, but it’s one of triumph. Here they stand, proud, and with one of 2025’s most anticipated new releases.
Check out the full review here.
Magic of the Marketplace – Jealous Moon (JSNTGM / Engineer Records)
Do you fancy a bit of ‘in your face’ punk? Albeit one with a bit more pop-rock melody and anthemic value? Sure, you do, because like me, you want to bounce and this EP guarantees that, and more.
Check out the full review here.
Confess – Destination Addiction (EVIN Productions)
Focusing on a darker side of their sound, one born from honesty and the reality of their personal plights, and delivering effective force via a cacophony of heavy and technically proficient extreme noise. Confess do metal very well.
Check out the full review here.
Sypha – Borderland (Self Released)
Pick any positive word you want, it applies to this debut EP. It’s a great release with three absolute bangers that shows how much potential there is in this band. Sypha have arrived, and now it’s time for the world to take note.
Check out the full review here.
Harakiri For The Sky – Scorched Earth (AOP Records)
This is Harakiri for the Sky as we know them, but they continue to evolve in interesting ways. This album isn’t a rethread of past glories, but it is also comfortingly familiar.
Check out the full review here.
Slowly Slowly – Forgiving Spree (Nettwerk)
It’s a deeper, more sensitive, effort than it first may seem and sees Slowly Slowly at their most expressive, especially from a lyrical standpoint.
Check out the full review here.
Vomitriste – Black Abyss Invocation (Roman Numeral / Machine Tribe Recordings)
I’m not going to promise you that you’ll like it, but you will be taken in by it. Something wicked this way comes.
Check out the full review here.
Hjort – Evolve IV-VIII (Inertial Music)
It may only be January but this is album of the year quality already.
Check out the full review here.
Waldo’s Gift – Malcolm’s Law (Severn Songs)
Uniquely and weirdly compelling, there are no words that can accurately sum up the Malcom’s Law experience and what the creative process of Waldo’s Gift is. Forget the line between genius and madness, such a thing doesn’t exist here, they are one and the same.
Check out the full review here.
The Breathing Method – After Everything Else (Self Released)
One listen to After Everything Else and it becomes quite clear that The Breathing Method are aiming high, looking to appeal to a wide audience with their rock and grungy sound, but not compromising when it comes to infusing a bit of punk into things. It might have plenty of anthemic elements, but it’s an album with an edge.
Check out the full review here.
Corroding Soul – Corroding Soul (Self Released)
It is so easy to get fully lost in what Corroding Soul have created. Musically it is so full and so engaging and truly a masterclass in creating atmosphere. Everything works. Everything!
Check out the full review here.
The Great Old Ones – Kadath (Season of Mist)
There’s nothing quite like this, at least from an extensive standpoint, and it really does stand out as a definite example of how to interpret Lovecraft and use the inspirations to create something unique.
Check out the full review here.
